After 3 wins, Nguyen Thi Tam was sure to win a medal at the World Women's Boxing Championship 2023. Her opponent in the semi -final was Wassila Lkhadiri, French boxer. Wassila Lkhadiri is one of the veteran punchers of the French box, and she has also been very high in recent times.
Compared to Wassila Lkhadiri, Nguyen Thi Tam has the advantage of fitness and bodybuilding. Vietnamese boxers play less than 1 match compared to the opponent, and own the height and arms slightly better. That helps Nguyen Thi Tam to enter the forte from the first seconds of the match.
In the first half, Nguyen Thi Tam actively played cautiously and used long -range attacks to control the match. The straight hooks and punches of the 29 -year -old boxer made Wassila Lkhadiri did not have many chances to attack. Almost every time she approached Nguyen Thi Tam, Wassila Lkhadiri immediately received very heavy punches from Vietnamese boxers.
The first half of the match closed with a 5-0 victory belonged to Nguyen Thi Tam. All 5 assessments agreed to win the 10-9 victory over the Vietnamese boxer. The second half continued to lean towards Nguyen Thi Tam, when Wassila Lkhadiri had a lot of difficulties in approaching and attacking the opponent. In this Hiep, each boxer was warned by the referee, except for 1 point.
However, the surprise took place when there were 3 judges in the second half belonging to Wassila Lkhadiri. This result brought the match back to the balance after 2 rounds. Entering the third half, Nguyen Thi Tam was more active, and that helped her continue to have a victory in this half.
At the end of 3 rounds, the final victory belonged to Nguyen Thi Tam with a score of 4-1. This result helps Vietnamese boxers to reach the final of the World Women's Boxing Championship 2023, and officially won tickets to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. In this tournament, IBA announced to spend two Olympic Games for each weight class.
In addition, with the achievement in the final of the World Women's Boxing Championship 2023, Nguyen Thi Tam also pocketed the bonus of $ 50,000. The number can doubled if the Hanoi boxer defeated the opponent in the final of the next 3 days, which is also the last competition of the tournament.